Man in hospital after being shot by Pasadena police officer

RUTH RENDON, Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle |
March 1, 2006

A man charged with trying to run over a Pasadena officer remained hospitalized today after being shot by the officer.

Capt. A.H. Corbett said Officer Todd Neilon shot Daymean Duwayne Cobourne at the base of the neck as Cobourne fled from the parking lot of the Columns Apartments in the 800 block of Richey on Tuesday evening.

Police were called to the apartment complex, which is part of a series of apartment complexes that run from the 300 block to the 1,000 block of Richey, about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday regarding a discharge of a firearm.

According to Neilon, Cobourne matched a description of a suspect in a Feb. 19 armed robbery at an apartment complex in the 500 block. While trying to question Cobourne, he fled on foot. Neilon lost sight of Cobourne but an apartment resident pointed to a van that Cobourne had gotten into.

Neilon ordered Cobourne to stop at which point he struck the officer with the van, Corbett said. Neilon responded by shooting at the driver's side of the van. Cobourne fled in the van but abandoned the vehicle a short time later.

Cobourne was found sitting on a curb of an apartment building about a block away was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he underwent surgery. He was listed in fair condition today.

Cobourne, 26, of the 1600 block of Enclave in Houston, is charged with aggravated assault and evading arrest. No bond was set on the aggravated assault charge and $5,000 was set for evading arrest.

Neilon, 32, who has been with Pasadena police for two years and an officer for five years, was notseriously injured and did not require medical attention, Corbett said. Neilon was placed on administrative leave, will be evaluated by a psychiatrist and will have to re-qualify at the gun range before being allowed back on patrol, Corbett said.